Albemarle County School Board Regular Meeting, Thursday, January 11, 2024

What was decided · How each member voted

• 1.0 Dr. Acuff offered a motion that the Albemarle County Public School Board go into a closed meeting as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia under: Subsection 3, which allows a closed meeting for discussion or consideration of acquisition of real property for a public purpose or the disposition of publicly held real property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. The purpose of this item is to discuss the purchase of property adjacent to an ACPS… · Unanimous, 6-0 — Absent: Ms. Osborne Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.2 Dr. Acuff offered a motion that the Board certify by recorded vote that to the best of each Board member’s knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion authorizing the Closed Meeting were heard, discussed, or considered in the Closed Meeting. Ms. Le seconded the motion. A roll call vote was called, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.2 Dr. Acuff offered a motion to accept Candidate A for a position within the Superintendent’s Cabinet. Mr. Paige seconded the motion. A roll call vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.6 Dr. Acuff offered a motion to appoint Ms. Le as the Albemarle County School Board Chair. Dr. Rebecca Berlin seconded the motion. Roll was called, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.6 Ms. Osborne offered a motion to appoint Dr. Acuff as the Albemarle County School Board Vice Chair. Mr. Graham Paige seconded the motion. Roll was called, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.6 Ms. Spillman offered a motion to appoint Christine Thompson as the Albemarle County School Board Clerk. Mr. Pace seconded the motion. Roll was called, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 — Nay: None ~2~ Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 2.7 Ms. Osborne offered a motion for the following listed 2024 Committee Appointments. Dr. Berlin seconded the motion. A voice vote was called, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 3.1 Dr. Acuff offered a motion to approve the agenda with an amendment to add a ten-minute break. Mr. Paige seconded the motion. A voice vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 4.0 Dr. Berlin offered a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Ms. Spillman seconded the motion. A voice vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 6.1 Dr. Acuff offered a motion to adopt the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Proclamation Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Ms. Spillman seconded the motion. A voice vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 9.5 Dr. Berlin offered a motion to direct Staff to proceed with a PreK-2nd grade configuration at the current Mountain View Elementary School and 3rd-5th grade configuration at the new Southern Feeder Pattern Elementary School. Ms. Osborne seconded the motion. A voice vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 9.5 Dr. Acuff offered a motion to approve the Schematic Design of the new Southern Feeder Pattern Elementary School and direct staff to proceed to the Design Development phase. Ms. Spillman seconded the motion. A roll call vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Passed, 5-2 — Nay: Mr. Paige, Dr. Berlin, Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
• 9.5 Dr. Berlin offered a motion to direct the Chair of the School Board to send a letter to the Board of Supervisors outlining the difficult construction market conditions and formally requesting additional capital funds to cover the current funding gap for the Southern Feeder Pattern Elementary School project and Center II High School Project. Mr. Paige seconded the motion. A roll call vote was called, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)

Moments worth watching

• 00:03:41

  Pledge of Allegiance.Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:04:58

  Item 2.6 Organizational Meeting - Election of OfficersCopy link𝕏 Post

• 00:09:51

  Item 2.7 2024 Committee AppointmentsCopy link𝕏 Post

• 00:27:29

  Item 4.1 Approval of Consent AgendaCopy link𝕏 Post

• 00:34:15

  Item 6.1 Spotlight on EducationCopy link𝕏 Post

• 01:06:13

  Public comment / public hearing begins.Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:10:45

  Item 9.1 ELA Adoption - Chandra Hayes (7:41-7:56)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:28:02

  Item 9.2 2024-2025 Academic Calendar and 2025-2026 Early Start Discussion - Jamie Gellner (7:56-8:16)Copy link𝕏 Post

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  Item 9.3 FY 25 Budget Development - Maya Kumazawa (8:16-8:36)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:19:36

  Item 9.4 High School Center II - Schematic Design - Lindsay Snoddy (8:36-8:56)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:58:20

  Item 9.5 Southern Feeder Pattern Elementary School Schematic Design - Lindsay Snoddy (8:56-9:01)Copy link𝕏 Post

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